In the Courts

Posted 10/11/22

The following felony cases have either been tried in a court of law or have been settled without trial and are considered closed.

 

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In the Courts

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In the Courts

The following felony cases have either been tried in a court of law or have been settled without trial and are considered closed.

  • Timothy Allen was sentenced on Sept. 22 to three years in state prison after pleading no contest to possession of a firearm after being found delinquent. Allen was arrested in July 2021 after he went into Center Mass Gun Range and handled firearms.
  • William Nolan was sentenced to 18 months probation on Sept. 22 after pleading no contest to possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Adjudication was withheld. Nolan was arrested in February during a traffic stop.
  • Kimberly Peaden was sentenced to two years probation after pleading no contest to child neglect on Sept. 22. Adjudication was withheld. Peaden was arrested in December 2021.
  • Shane Buck was sentenced on Sept. 22 to three months in county jail followed by four years probation after pleading no contest to DUI with priors and driving without a licensed. Buck was arrested in May when a deputy noticed his vehicle swerving back and forth on State Road 710.
  • Matias Bello was sentenced on Sept. 22 to four days in county jail followed by one year probation after pleading no contest to DUI and driving without a license. Bello was arrested in August after crashing his vehicle into a ditch.
  • Niki Cook was sentenced on Sept. 22 to six months in county jail followed by two years probation after pleading no contest to possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Cook was arrested in June during a traffic stop.
  • Gerard Harmon was sentenced on Sept. 22 to two years probation after pleading no contest to possession of cocaine. He was arrested in June after a police officer witnessed him fail to stop for a red light while riding his bike. He caused multiple cars to yield to avoid hitting him.
  • Katherine Perez was sentenced on Sept. 22 to eight months in county jail after pleading no contest to possession of 20 grams or less of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. A charge of possession of buprenorphine was dropped. Perez was arrested in June during a traffic stop.

A no contest plea does not mean the defendant admits guilt. It means he/she chooses not to fight the charges for one reason or another. The effect of the plea is virtually identical to that of a guilty plea.

Withheld adjudication generally refers to a decision by a judge to put a person on probation without an adjudication of guilt. It means an individual is not found guilty legally by the court. If the person successfully completes the terms of probation and has no subsequent offenses, no further action will be taken on the case, and the offense for which adjudication was withheld is typically not considered a prior conviction for purposes of habitual offender sentencing.

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